Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-08-26
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

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inaict on you the story of our trip to
Warrens. Time 80 to 8-13. Names
Doug Holton and L. T. Weeks---also
Tramp, the pack pony. and Sconchion
and Dixie the saddle horses. Object
(on my part to hear and see and taste
and feel and breathe mountain life; to
sleep with the door open to all-ou,-
doors to get by heart the whispering of
Chinook among the pines, the roar of
the mountain streams, the echoes rever-
berating-and multiplying and gallop-
ing helter skelter up the gulches and
canyons, and dying away over the peaks
of snowy silence, Or smothereL in the
gorges of those old mountains so wild
and mighty and grand. said on my
part for Doug had experienced all this
but he had ano her ohjert and So dill |
He wanted 20 see FranS smiti's !.th. +
in-law and ~aute 70 XIII a Bear (Cub)
The bears must have heard of this for
they all left. Last idea maverick
belonging TO Mark Twain. Twain
means two and thought miah' SNUG
gle in az one Of 'em.) Every exp r.
enoe, every sight and every foot OIL
ground WAS new to me and fascinating
III the superlative degree. / have to
confess so a high degree of Vandalism H.
N my blood; my ancestors have az
been eailors on frontersmen.
We saw a fine stag just before going
into camp the first night on the head OF
Slate creek. In fact we saw more game
aud signs on this side the river than OF
the other. All the bear signs aud all
the bears we heard of were this side.
The deer were high up TO avoid the
dies and grouse were feeding their
young and game was scarce.
The second night we camped on
Bridge creek at the "China camp" Our
horses had to pick on the mountain sde
and old Sconchion "ro,led" cutting n
bad hole in his back besides numerou.
minor cuta.
Our bed was no small affair. First
layer OF earth 5000 miles thick, then FIR
boughs, saddle blankets, buffalo robe
lined with blankets, bed blankets, COM
Portable, more saddle blankets, -ver-
coats and t@o rnen sandwiched IN some-
where. And when We dined the same
.ayer Of earth ee9Ved AZ & table with
gunny bag for spread, aHd saddle otanE-
els .or chHirs. IS revived tic ancient
habit OF re,inin,, al feaete aud used oui
overails for napkins. We reached the
famous Warm springs about Friday and
proceeded to enjoy the soothing waters
applied both outwardly and inwardly.
The springs run several hundred barrels
daily aud are 30 arranged that one can
oathe in a bath house where the water
is about 1909 or in the reservoir outside
about lOOo or under spout that brings
water from the mountains Ve,gng on
ace-cold. Fred Burgdorf the gentle
manly proprietor is model of neatness,
ms milk house and butter room being
unsurpassed BY any If those managed
by the fairer sex. Here the gnats, mos
quitos and flies make it necessary to
build smudges fer the stock.
We had the largest bedroom in the
establishment viz: the corral; and after
plunge in the springs We cast off moor
ings and drifted down toward the NOR
rog when we were aroused by the loud
slaye drum OF the Picus Villosus played
by his bill on a dry stub near by.
We reached Warrens at noon. Dined
with N. B. Wiley. (You needn't men,
1t but don't appreciate the joke in his
communication of last week. He is
running 8 stamp quartz mill with two
rasters, and doing good business. We
found as was told us that there were
but two topics of conversation in War
rens-the new schoolma'am and the
Alton district. We visited the school
maam in her sanctum where she was
laboring with about Is pupils. Miss
Benedict certainly enjoys the distinction
OF being popular. As to the Alton dist
riot. A capitalist has hired men to open
tunnel to the main ledge, and if it il
as good as its owners claim he will nav
sl00.000,000 for it. a big lift for four poo,
men, besides about $500, 900 600 laid on,
in the county TO build roads. put in
machinery etc. We found the Riebold
boys hard at work over 900 feet frod
the light, in their quartz mine. WI
sampled their venison and coffee and
also procured some fine samples of gold
quartz. They are doing we'll. we